You may be aware that for several years the Muirhouse Community (formerly Millennium) Centre has been running a children’s programme. Due to the lack of financial support from City of Edinburgh’s Children & Families Department we have had to review these activities. Continue reading Children’s programme crisis at Muirhouse Community Centre
“We have a strong track record of effective financial management” – Finance Convener Alisdair Rankin
Edinburgh residents are being asked for their views on changes to council services for the 2018/19 budget, which will be set early next year. Continue reading Play your part? Citizens invited to help set Edinburgh’s budget
Health and social care CGL (Change Grow Live) has taken over the local recovery service previously run by Lifeline from a shop unit in Muirhouse Shopping Centre. Lifeline is no longer in operation, having ran out of money last month. Continue reading North West Recovery Service: Lifeline service replaced by CGL
Dear Editor
Cuts in funding for services affect people differently, most are appalled at the frequency and the damage it is doing to the local social fabric. But as always, it is those who are in need of services are denied them with all the consequences including further isolation within the community.
Pilton Equalities Project, an organisation in North Edinburgh, runs many services for local people, including :-
Five Day Care Clubs, Classes and Activities in Computer Training, Arts and Crafts, Classes in Literacy and Numeracy. Cooking, A Mental Health Issues Group Class
These activities are attended by approximately 200 people each week.
PEPs Minibuses pick up from and return people to their homes, all the buses are staffed with volunteer escorts. Up to 8o other volunteers help throughout the week with other activities.
Funding cuts from the Council or Scottish Parliament will hit the provision of these services and the very people who are in most need.
PEP makes every effort in appealing to various social and charitable organisations for grants to keep these vital services for local people going but it is not sustainable in the long run if funding cuts continue.
PEPs volunteers did 13,00 hours volunteering in 2016 for local people, adding greatly to the quality of life and indeed their health. As one of those volunteers, the reason for this letter is to raise public understanding of how serious are repeated cuts in funding for local services.
With the best will and efforts volunteers cannot operate on insufficient funding for their organisations.
A. Delahoy.
Silverknowes Gardens
The city council will sets it’s budget tomorrow. The meeting starts at 10am
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The 2017 – 2022 North West Locality Improvement Plan (LIP) will help coordinate how key partners including the Council, NHS, Police etc. best use available resources to meet changing demands across our communities. The LIP will also help towards the delivery of the new Edinburgh City Vision 2050. Continue reading Locality Improvement Plan: five days left to have your say
It’s the blame game. Local government blames Holyrood for cuts to services. Holyrood blames Westminster. Westminster says it’s Holyrood’s fault – and so the cycle goes on. And on. And on. And while the various democratic structures pass the buck, communities continue to suffer – and, as ever, the poorest communities suffer most …
COSLA President Councillor David O’Neill said that Council Leaders had given COSLA a very clear message over the course of the last week that the Scottish Government have to treat local government fairly in tomorrow’s settlement announcement. Continue reading COSLA: give us a break
All Edinburgh libraries face reduced opening hours, some will close and merge with other services, mobile library stops will vanish and Community Learning and Development jobs are to be axed in a £6.4 million cuts package, warns the Edinburgh branch of UNISON, the public service union. Continue reading UNISON reveals ‘hidden and drastic’ cuts to libraries and community learning services
